Most wind towers are built of steel and concrete - which emit tons of carbon dioxide during production. Scientists in Sweden think they can change all that, by using wood.
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00:00Wood could revolutionize the wind energy industry.
00:03Most wind towers are built of a combination of steel and concrete,
00:07which emit tons of carbon dioxide during production.
00:10But building towers out of wood could make them cleaner and more efficient.
00:15Engineered wood have a lot of strength per weight.
00:19And as you go taller, larger structures in a heavy material,
00:23such as concrete or steel,
00:25then you need to make a stronger tower to handle the weight of the tower itself.
00:30But using wood, we get the same strength with 30% less weight.
00:36Modvion uses wood to make light modules
00:39that are easier to transport and assemble on site.
00:43Modular steel towers, you get 50,000 bolts
00:46that need re-tensioning throughout the tower.
00:49We just glue our modules together.
00:51And it becomes another bigger tree.
00:54Exactly.
00:55To learn more, just head to YouTube
00:57and search for Razor Science Show.